diff --git a/contrib/exitlist b/contrib/exitlist
index aabf739f62..e85c73d489 100755
--- a/contrib/exitlist
+++ b/contrib/exitlist
@@ -8,20 +8,22 @@
  exitlist -- Given a Tor directory on stdin, lists the Tor servers
  that accept connections to given addreses.
 
- example usage (Tor 0.1.0.x and earlier):
-
-    python exitlist 18.244.0.188:80 < ~/.tor/cached-directory
-
- example usage (Tor 0.1.1.10-alpha and later):
+ example usage (Tor 0.2.0.7-alpha and earlier):
 
     cat ~/.tor/cached-routers* | python exitlist 18.244.0.188:80
 
- If you're using Tor 0.1.1.18-rc or later, you should look at
- the "FetchUselessDescriptors" config option in the man page.
+ example usage (Tor 0.2.0.8-alpha and later):
+
+    cat ~/.tor/cached-descriptors* | python exitlist 18.244.0.188:80
+
+ You should look at the "FetchUselessDescriptors" config option in the
+ man page.
 
  Note that this script won't give you a perfect list of IP addresses
  that might connect to you using Tor, since some Tor servers might exit
- from other addresses than the one they publish.
+ from other addresses than the one they publish. See
+ https://check.torproject.org/ for an alternative (more
+ accurate!) approach.
 
 """